More About Service Learning
Practices for Creating Quality Service-Learning Experiences
Facilitating teachers and adults should work to ensure that:
- Students are involved as planners community members are involved as partners
- The activity has academic integrity and meets a real need
- Reflection takes place in direct connection to the activity or project
- Assessment of learning outcomes occurs
Examples at Guilford Central School
Systematic Support and Programs:
- Expectation for Service-Learning K-8
- Social Education Framework
- Annual K-8 Service Day
- Annual Community Recognition Evening
- Partnership Advisory Board
- GCS Website: constructed as service-learning project
- Four Summer Institutes 1995-2000
Curriculum Examples:
- Primary Citizenship (K-3)
- School Garden Project
- Discovery Trail
- Community Studies Projects
- Guilford Gazette Community Newspaper
- Physical Education Projects
For more service-learning related resources visit: Community Works Online
